The pressure to get China back to work after the coronavirus shutdown is resurrecting an old temptation: doctoring data so it shows senior officials what they want to see.

This phenomenon is playing out in Zhejiang province, an industrial hub on the east coast, in the form of electricity usage. At least three cities there have given local factories targets to hit for power consumption because they’re using the data to show a resurgence in production, according to people familiar with the matter. That’s prompted some businesses to run machinery even as their plants remain empty, the people said.

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To prevent coronavirus, BA pharmacy students produce gel alcohol and distribute it free at an institution
Initiative started from the lack of the product in Feira de Santana pharmacies. Bahian city has the highest number of confirmed cases by Sesab.https://g1.globo.com/ba/bahia/noticia/2 ... icao.ghtml

To prevent coronavirus, BA pharmacy students produce gel alcohol and distribute it free at an institution
Initiative started from the lack of the product in Feira de Santana pharmacies. Bahian city has the highest number of confirmed cases by Sesab.https://g1.globo.com/ba/bahia/noticia/2 ... icao.ghtml

To prevent coronavirus, BA pharmacy students produce gel alcohol and distribute it free at an institution
Initiative started from the lack of the product in Feira de Santana pharmacies. Bahian city has the highest number of confirmed cases by Sesab.https://g1.globo.com/ba/bahia/noticia/2 ... icao.ghtml